Nation of Writers

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  • A new series presented in conjunction with our forthcoming virtual exhibit American Voices. Throughout this monthly series we will talk with experts around the country about the writers that have shaped our nation with their words and you'll get the inside scoop about these writers and their processes
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  • Episode 49: Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Episode 49: Nathaniel Hawthorne
    Jan 17 2025
    In this episode, we discuss the life and work of novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Hawthorne’s paternal ancestors were some of the first Puritans to arrive in America—one of his ancestors was even a judge who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. He was educated at Bowdoin College where he became friends with poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and future president Franklin Pierce, among others. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse. His later novels include The Scarlet [...]
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    46 min
  • Episode 48: Rod Serling

    Episode 48: Rod Serling
    Dec 20 2024
    This episode lies between the pit of man’s fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call, The Twilight Zone… In this episode, we discuss the life and work of screenwriter Rod Serling. Quoting from the PBS American Masters episode about him, “Known primarily for his role as the creator and host of television’s The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling had one of the most exceptional and varied careers in television. As a writer, a producer, and for many years a teacher, Serling challenged the medium of television to reach [...]
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    55 min
  • Episode 47: James Welch

    Episode 47: James Welch
    Nov 22 2024
    In this episode, we discuss the life and work of poet and novelist James Welch. Part Blackfeet and part Gros Ventre, Welch grew up on the Blackfeet and Fort Belknap reservations in Montana and graduated from the University of Montana, where he studied writing under poet Richard Hugo. Welch was the author of the novels Winter in the Blood, The Death of Jim Loney, Fools Crow (for which he received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, an American Book Award, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award), The Indian Lawyer, and The Heartsong of Charging Elk. Welch also wrote a nonfiction [...]
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    44 min

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